Arsenic and Old Lace (dir. Frank Capra, 1944)
Screen 2, Clifton Summer Screenings, The Mall Gardens, Clifton Village, Bristol UK, BS8 4BHEngland (map)
Thursday, 4 July, 2024, doors 12:20, film begins 12:30 – 14:30
Rating: U
Running time: 1hr 58min
Join Bristol Film Festival at Clifton Summer Screenings! Taking place in the beautiful Mall Gardens in the heart of Clifton Village, this is outdoor cinema with a twist. With covered seating, a state-of-the-art LED screen and wireless headphones, enjoy your film come rain or shine – this is an outdoor experience that’s not to be missed. We’re pleased to present an 80th anniversary screening of the wickedly funny Arsenic And Old Lace. Frank Capra (of It’s A Wonderful Life fame) returned to his screwball comedy roots to direct Bristol’s very own Cary Grant in this riotous tale of murderous little old ladies and skeletons in the closet…
“Cary Grant et al are on sparkling form in this classic darkly twisted comedy […] Grant steals the show, as his double takes, deliberate delivery and pantomimic commotions allow just a whisper of sanity to seep into this gloriously eccentric scenario”
ABOUT THE FILM
1942 | PG | 118 mins
Mortimer Brewster returns to his family home to inform his elderly aunts of his marriage, only to stumble across a macabre murder ring. Can Mortimer handle his homicidally insane relatives and keep his sweetheart in the dark on their goings-on, or will he end up the latest victim himself…?
Contains mild threat
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Cary Comes Home is a biennial festival which aims to celebrate Cary Grant’s Bristol roots, develop new audiences for his work and recreate the golden age of cinema-going, directed by Dr Charlotte Crofts (Professor of Cinema Arts, UWE Bristol). Learn more at carycomeshome.co.uk
In partnership with Bristol Film Festival
In Association with UWE Bristol Moving Image Research Group
Celebrating Bristol’s status as a UNESCO City of Film, in recognition of the city’s vibrant screen heritage, of which Cary Grant is one of our brightest stars.